Our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits had a perfect weekend of wrestling. The incoming recruits for the men’s program were a combined 10-0 with six pins and four tech falls.
Drake Ayala won the Alliance Conference Tournament with a fall and two tech falls. Jake Howell was 2-0 with two pins to win the Centennial League Championships and Leister Bowling was 4-0 with three pins and a tech fall to win the Duff Seaney Invitational.
Leo DeLuca won by tech fall over Aiden Yarussi of North Hunterdon in a dual meet.
Our recruits for the women’s program were a combined 11-0 with 11 pins at Regionals. Nine of the eleven pins were in the first period. Regionals is the first step to win a state title.
Cadence Diduch was 3-0 with three pins at the IHSA Girls Regional in Erie, Kiara Djoumessi was 4-0 with four pins at Regional Qualifier 7, and Naomi Simon was 4-0 with four pins at Regional Qualifier 8.
As I have done for years I will continue to post a blog on Friday of where our incoming recruits will be competing for the weekend and a follow up blog with results.
Recruiting Class of 2024
Dru Ayala – Fort Dodge, Iowa 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Alliance Conference Tournament (DM North)
Quarterfinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by fall over Jameson Jordan (Des Moines Roosevelt) (Fall 1:18)
Semifinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over James Headrick (Ames) (TF-1.5 5:07 (18-3))
1st Place Match – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over Reed Kruger (Mason City) (TF-1.5 4:45 (22-7))
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Miguel Estrada Bakersfield (Frontier HS), California 144 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Angelo Ferrari – Melissa, Texas 175 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Jake Howell – Glenwood Village (Cherry Creek HS), Colorado 215 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Centennial League Championships (Arapahoe HS/Centennial)
Quarterfinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) received a bye
Semifinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Matthew Redfearn (Arapahoe) (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Amani Fuque (Mullen) (Fall 1:30)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – North Hunterdon (dual meet)
Leo DeLuca (Blair) won by tech fall over Aiden Yarussi (North Hunterdon)
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Duff Seaney Invitational (Canyon City)
Champ. Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Xavier Hoyle (Ellicott) (Fall 2:38)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by tech fall over Kai Wilcox (Colorado Springs Christian School) (TF-1.5 3:55 (21-6))
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Jeff Dooley (Manitou Springs) (Fall 2:30)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Arath Lopez (Rifle) (Fall 3:49)
Women’s Recruiting Class of 2024
Val Solorio – Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania 100 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Karlee Brooks – Valiant College Prep HS (Phoenix, AZ) 120 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Cadence Diduch – Freeport, Illinois 135 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 26-27 – at IHSA Girls Regional (Erie)
Quarterfinal – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Skyann Munz (Sterling (H.S.)) (Fall 4:47)
Semifinal – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Gia Ritter (Geneseo) (Fall 1:37)
1st Place Match – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Nadia Anderson (Sherrard) (Fall 1:03)
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 7 (Mason City)
Champ. Round 1 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock won by fall over Chralie Larsen (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:04)
Quarterfinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Olivia Hoy (NH/TV) (Fall 0:25)
Semifinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Anna Johnson (Cedar Falls) (Fall 3:08)
1st Place Match – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Abigail O`Rear (West Delaware, Manchester) (Fall 0:52)
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 8 (Mason City)
Champ. Round 1 – Naomi Simon (Decorah) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Jordynn Fink (Center Point-Urbana) (Fall 1:17)
Quarterfinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Addison Schenker (Osage) (Fall 0:44)
Semifinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kailan McEwen (BCLUW-SH) (Fall 1:11)
1st Place Match – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kynnedy Gunderson (Iowa Falls-Alden) (Fall 1:01)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
